New Orleans Pelicans

SALT LAKE CITY - Monday in his professional debut, 76ers center Jahlil Okafor started slowly, making only three of his first 11 shots. Compared with how the Sixers and Boston Celtics began last night's game in the Utah Jazz Summer League, Okafor was on fire the previous game. The teams began the contest by combining to make one of the first 19 shots. They had totaled only four points midway through the first quarter. Ah, summer league. When it was mercifully over, the Sixers prevailed, 76-62. After missing their first 10 three-pointers, they made six of their final 11 and outscored the Celtics by 13 points in the second half. While the purpose of these games is to find positives...

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